Francesca Albanese
Francesca Albanese, U.N. Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Democratic Party Parliament member Arturo Scotto attend a press conference titled “Genocide in Gaza: A Collective Crime” in the press room of the Chamber of Deputies in Rome on Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo by Simona Granati/Corbis via Getty Images, via JNS)
February 13, 2026, 1:08 pm
Austria, Germany, Italy join France in calling for UN to oust Albanese
The German foreign minister said the special rapporteur for the Palestinians has become “untenable in her position.”
By Mike Wagenheim
Francesca Albanese, U.N. special rapporteur, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters. (Credit: Loey Felipe/U.N. Photo)
February 9, 2026, 1:24 pm
‘Humanity has a common enemy,’ UN’s Albanese says of Israel
Francesca Albanese, condemned by numerous countries for antisemitism, accused Israel of "the planning and making of a genocide."
By David Isaac
Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for Palestinian rights, briefs reporters at U.N. Headquarters, Oct. 30, 2024. (Credit: Mark Garten/U.N. Photo)
February 17, 2025, 1:52 pm
UN official employs word salads in defending anti-Jewish, anti-Israel vitriol
Challenged by a Norwegian journalist, Francesca Albanese says “you can make up your own definition” of antisemitism.
By Mike Wagenheim
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